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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility for and the administration of the child |
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health plan program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 62.102, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 62.102. CONTINUOUS COVERAGE. The commission shall |
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provide that an individual who is determined to be eligible for |
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coverage under the child health plan remains eligible for those |
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benefits until the earlier of: |
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(1) the end of a period, not to exceed 12 months, [the
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six-month period] following the date of the eligibility |
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determination; or |
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(2) the individual's 19th birthday. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |